Gamify Literacy: Boost Comprehension, Collaboration, and Learning - Softcover

Haiken, Michele

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1564843866 ISBN 13: 9781564843869

Publisher: International Society for Technology in Education, 2017

Synopsis

Literacy is at the heart of education - and what better way to teach this important subject than through the motivational techniques built into gamification?

With Gamify Literacy, teacher Michele Haiken brings together top educators and gaming professionals to share gamification strategies, demonstrating how teachers can use gaming tools and activities to improve literacy and content learning.

This friendly, accessible guide provides classroom educators and tech coaches with tips and inspiration on how to apply gaming techniques to improve literacy and deepen student collaboration and critical thinking.

This book includes:

• Tips for implementing gaming techniques to engage and motivate students
• Fun and engaging design to complement a game-based approach to learning
• Examples that can easily be modified for different grade levels

About this title

About the Author

Michele Haiken is a literacy teacher at Rye Middle School and an adjunct professor at Manhattanville College. She is also a frequent speaker and a contributor to the ISTE book Teaching Literacy in the Digital Age. For Gamify Literacy, HAiken collaborated with a range of game and literacy experts, including top game developers, teachers, librarians and technology coordinators.

Edition details

• Publisher: International Society for Technology in Education
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1564843866
• ISBN 13: 9781564843869
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176